SC completed home visit with DCW and Pa on 12/23/2015. Prior to pa’s daughter Pamela answering the door; SC was outside knocking for about 10-15 minutes. SC took that time to scope the premises for Pa’s elevator lift that was supposed to have been installed based on report from pa’s POA/DOC/granddaughter a few weeks ago. SC walked along the side of the house to the back of and there SC did not observe a wheelchair lift on the property. SC went to knock on the door again when someone opened the door. SC asked if Pamela was there and the person at the door identified herself as Pamela; SC did not immediately recognized Pamela because her hair and physique was different than the last visit a few months ago. Pamela was under the impression that…
Mrs. Shirley Uber Caretaker came into our office to discuss her potential disability claim. Mrs. Caretaker is a 56 year old widow, and has a steady work history of 40 years. She was married for 37 years before her husband passed away from a massive heart attack. After her husband’s passing she went into a deep depression. She states that she often feels suicidal and there are days when she will not even get out of her bed. (Kucourses.com, 2016) Dr. Prime, her primary care physician spends fifteen minutes, of her monthly doctor visits, to discuss her mental health issues. He also prescribes her anti-depressant medication and has filled out the necessary paperwork for her to receive a handicap sticker. Mrs. Caretaker was also instructed to use a walker or cane to aide her in walking. (Id.) At the age of 49, she started having significant pain in her knees and was advised that she needed two total knee replacements. When she was 55 and…
The grandmother was doing her best to manipulate Bailey just so she could have her way and does what she wants, she was willing to lie and even make up things that were not true. She goes as far as disrupting Bailey while he is trying to read the newspaper journal. She tells him “here this fellow that calls himself the Misfit is aloose from the Federal Pen and headed toward Florida and you read here what it says he did to these people” (O’Conner, 308). She even told them to take her to Tennessee “You all ought to take them somewhere else for a change so they would see different parts of the world and be broad” (O’Conner, 309). This grandmother has been willing to just have her way at all cost, she even when as far as telling her grandkids about a plantation she worked on as a maiden lady and a man named Edgar Atkins Teagarden who would bring her watermelons everyday with his initials carved in it. This grandmother just does not know when to stop lying and manipulating her family with these imagery stories of a life that she never lived.…
I have a rather large family but my aunt Arlene is definitely my favorite relative. She’s a loud mouth 50 something year old woman whose personality is bigger then life. From her jet black shoulder length hair to her black lipliner and gold lipstick to her sweet perfume and plump physique she's definitely not hard to miss. My aunt Arlene is super outspoken and has a carefree attitude with a hint of sass which everyone enjoys about her. If you ever have a problem she's the one you would want to talk too. She's the person who will hand you the truth on a silver platter but wont crucify you for any of your faults. Although we love her for her great advice my aunt Arlene is known as a party animal and knows how to have fun and thats what I love…
“I wouldn't take my children in any direction with a criminal like that loose in it. I couldn't answer to my conscience if I did " (O’Connor). The grandmother had this sense of urgency to keep her family safe no matter what, but is this really the case? I think a small side of her is really trying to use this misfit to her advantage to go to Tennessee and not go to Florida. She heard of bad news in the area and did not feel right about having her loved ones go into the area where there was a criminal, so she plays it off as if she is a concerned loving grandmother. She takes advantage of this common idea that mothers are the prime caretakers and fathers do not pay as much attention to safety, as her son kept telling her to stop worrying. “Women were considered domestic caregivers, with sole responsibility for the home and child rearing” (Holt). So, it was just in her nature to care and want what is best for her and her…
As I Easter came upon us, I knew my Grandpa John would be in town. My Grandpa John is 69 years old, and has experienced many different social issues during his life, so I decided to interview him. In his prime, my grandpa served in the military which allowed him to move often around the United States, and the world. I knew he had a lot of experience due to the military, and he was quite the storyteller. I knew it would be easy to talk to him about different social issues throughout his life. As we sat down we talked about many things, but the two ideas that really stuck out to me were the Vietnam War and the Space Race.…
Other personal experiences include two of my siblings, both served in Iraq, who were exposed to enemy gunfire while serving. I lost my grandmother eight years ago, who was my rock in every possible way. My grandmother was diagnosed with Leukemia, which she kept from everyone in my family until two months before her death. I believe family stress developed due to her sudden death. Aside from family stress, I personally struggled with my grandmother’s death, who reflected as a woman with great strength and lots of wisdom; who also taught me values, honesty, and community. Further, five years later, in the year 2009, I lost another family member to gunshot violence, who was shot in the head and died instantly; this family member was also…
As people continue to age, they will eventually become “elderly” and enter into the later adulthood stage of life. Elderly people have more time to reflect upon their lives and that’s perhaps why they enter into Erickson’s socioemotional ego integrity versus despair stage. Basically, what defines this stage is that old people will either be within ego integrity and have a positive or accepting nature of their life, including mistakes or they will despair and have a negative outlook on their life full of regrets and should haves that can’t be changed (Arnett, 2012). What this means is that most elderly people will be socioemotionally content or fuel potential anguish which can influence their outlook of life as a whole. Arnett goes on to say that “The physical and cognitive problems that become more common in the course of late adulthood…
Growing up in my great grandma’s generation was completely different than growing up in my generation. Back in the day there were not supercenter grocery stores like Wal-Mart, Shop n Save or Sam’s Club for you to go buy your meals. Everything you ate was made from scratch. Why do you think grandmas always the best cooks? Going to grocery stores and restaurants is typically easier and cheaper but cooking homemade meals with your great grandma is priceless.…
I’ve been told the impact of a parent’s passing can carry on for years or forever. I was my mother’s primary care giver for two years. In her last four months, along with hospice, I took care of her full time along with maintaining my full time job. She passed in her home surrounded by me and my other two siblings in January. Just three months later my dad, who was not married to my mom, died unexpectedly in his sleep. I am still in the tender times of grief from my mother’s and father’s deaths. Who would think I could fathom writing about such a sorrowful time in addition to writing about the lessons I learned from my mother’s last months and the graceful way she left this earth. I relive this not only because it is kind of…
My grandma's condition wasn't anything but hard for me and my family to deal with. Everyday with her was a roller coaster that held many twists and turns and couldn't stay on the track. If you didn't hold on tight, you’d thrown off. You never knew what she would remember each morning that she woke. Some days she would know the date and she was aware of her surroundings, while other days (which weren’t so great), she'd be back in time when her husband was alive and she’d call for him. Then she’d be puzzled as to why he wouldn't call her name back. When my mom would bear her the bad news he has been gone for years, my great grandma turned as silent as a mouse for the remainder of the day, wallowing in her sorrow. Yet, as her memory faded, mine…
My mother’s parents would always share stories with us about how their parents came to America from Italy and Germany. They would bring out old photo albums and tell us all about how different life was for them and how they held on to family cooking recipes and every Christmas we make the same dishes that their parents would make. My father’s parents would also share stories about Ireland and my grandpa would talk about what he experienced when he was in the war. Unlike the family I interviewed, I was brought up in a Christian household. Every Sunday the whole family would attend church together and then go out to eat after to talk about what we had learned. We would also pray every night before bed and were always told to give thanks throughout the day for the life we have been blessed with.…
All of my aunts and uncles just showed up. Nobody has said anything about Teddy, so I am thinking that he is at the other hospital with Willow (pg63). When I walk in the hallway I see Kim (pg 63).I am so happy to see Kim, but her mother came with her. Kim’s mother is very emotional, Kim says it’s just being a drama queen. Kim finally couldn’t take her mother's crying any longer, she yells at her mother to get her to stop crying. After Kim’s outburst she leaves her mother in the waiting room while she walks around the hallways. When Kim yelled at her mom, it reminded me of when i became her friend. When we were younger we hated each other, now she is my best…
I’m Nanaia, 15 years old and I have 4 other siblings.The other day my parents Artemis and Ares left me with my siblings.My mother told me before she left “Don’t touch anything that you are not supposed to touch and don’t do what you’re not supposed to do.”…
In this story, the Grandmother considers herself “the lady” of the family. The Grandmother considers herself having higher standards of other people and frequently passes judgment on others. She is a very talkative, nagging, narcissistic, and manipulative woman that frequently bosses the other family members around. For example, The Grandmother says, “Here this fellow that calls himself The Misfit is aloose from the Federal Pen and headed toward Florida and you read here what it says he did to these people. Just you read it. I wouldn't take my children in any direction with a criminal like that aloose in it. I couldn't answer to my conscience if I did” (O’Connor 436). She also…